Journal Entry 1 by LadyKnightNiko from Liberty Township, Ohio USA on Tuesday, January 13, 2009

This is a second copy to replace the one that went missing. 

Journal Entry 2 by lauraloo29 from Edmonton, Alberta Canada on Tuesday, January 13, 2009

This is a 2nd copy of a MIA bookray. LadyKnightNiko is very kind. :)
Here is the first book. First copy

Rules: Not many. Please journal the book's arrival and departure. And please keep it moving by keeping it no longer than 4 weeks. The last person is free to release the book as they wish.

7. LadyKnightNiko - US (US)
8. trojanpotato - US (US)
9. redhot-brat - US (Intl)
10. teuffi - UK (Intl)
 

Journal Entry 3 by LadyKnightNiko at To the next participant, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, January 15, 2009

Released 3 yrs ago (1/16/2009 UTC) at To the next participant, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases

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Hopefully this copy will have better luck than the last one! 

Journal Entry 4 by trojanpotato from Oceanside, California USA on Thursday, January 29, 2009

Thanks! I'll read it soon. 

Journal Entry 5 by trojanpotato from Oceanside, California USA on Sunday, March 15, 2009

Infidel was an eye-opener and inspirational in many ways, but some of Hirsi Ali's pessimism about the capacity of Islam for change was hard to accept. Much of it was very insightful, though, so perhaps that's my naivete speaking.

I've PM'd the next person, so I'll send it as soon as I get her address. Sorry about the delay; I just moved states and started a new job. 

Journal Entry 6 by trojanpotato at Las Cruces, New Mexico USA on Thursday, March 19, 2009

Released 3 yrs ago (3/19/2009 UTC) at Las Cruces, New Mexico USA

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put in the mail! 

Journal Entry 7 by redhot-brat from Delavan, Minnesota USA on Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Arrived today. I have a book and a half ahead of it, but will get to it shortly. Thanks a bunch for sharing it with me. :D 

Journal Entry 8 by teuffi from Wandsworth, Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, May 12, 2009

The book was waiting for me last night... Thank you redhot-brat for passing on and for the lovely stamps on and inside the enveloppe! And thanks to lauraloo29 for sharing!

I should start it this week. 

Journal Entry 9 by teuffi from Wandsworth, Greater London United Kingdom on Friday, June 19, 2009

What a book! Very hard at times (I had to close it down a few times not to feel sick) yet very inspiring, this is a book that should be read by as many people as possible to open our eyes to religion extremism.

I was rather taken aback when reading the foreword by Christopher Hitchens. I found it racist and it got me worried about reading this book. But I was glad to find Ayaan Hirsi Ali's story and tone very different.

The mentioning of Theo van Gogh's murder in the introduction probably made me take this story much more seriously from the start as I remembered hearing about it, though not the details or the fact that it was related to the author.

Like many people in Europe, I have always thought that freedom of speech and faith naturally go together but thanks to this biography, I realise that the uneasy feelings I have towards people who show openly their refusal to integrate to the societies they have joined might sometimes be justified.

I do not think that Ayaan Hirsi Ali's experience can be generalised in the Western countries as I believe that many people understand that the 'rules' about how to follow a religion cannot be applied today in the same way as when they were written. I hope however that this book can encourage governments to adopt a different approach towards any kind of community than simply accept everything under the excuse of freedom. We should not forget that 'La liberté de l'un s'arrête où commence celle de l'autre' i.e. 'One's freedom stops where another's starts'...

This book was also a good reminder of the gap between our societies. I had to smile when the author mentions how clean the streets are in Germany - Germany does have a very good record from that point of view, yet who has never complained about how dirty streets in Western societies are?

A story that will no doubt stay with me.

Thank you LadyKnightNiko and lauraloo29 for sharing this book. 

Journal Entry 10 by teuffi at by Post, RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Wednesday, June 24, 2009

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Continuing its journey in the UK as an RABCK... 

Journal Entry 11 by Vroomfondel from Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, June 25, 2009

Thanks to teuffi for her very kind RABCK. It's arrived safely with me. 

Journal Entry 12 by Vroomfondel at Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, June 02, 2011

An amazing book. Ayaan Hirst Ali has a stunning life to tell us about. It made me want to find out more about Islam and to challenge my views some of the rules that govern the lives of devout believers. She is a brave woman, and an inspiration to anyone who wants to follow what they believe 

Journal Entry 13 by Vroomfondel at New Brook Street in Ilkley, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Thursday, June 02, 2011

Released 12 mos ago (6/1/2011 UTC) at New Brook Street in Ilkley, West Yorkshire United Kingdom

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In one of the little seating areas on the bridge over the river